Nikon COOLPIX P500 - Manual (Page 58)

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More on
Sh
ooting
More on Shooting
Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Mode Dial)
Rotate the mode dial and align an icon to the mark to select one of the following
shooting modes.
Auto mode
A Auto mode (A28)
An automatic, “point-and-
shoot” mode
recommended for first-
time users of digital
cameras.
j, k, l, m mode (A69)
Choose these modes for
greater control over
shutter speed and
aperture value.
F Smart portrait mode
(
A65)
The camera detects smiling
faces using face priority
and releases the shutter
automatically. The Skin
softening function makes a
human subject’s skin
appear smoother.
M User setting mode (A108)
Setting combinations that are
frequently used for shooting
can be saved. The saved
settings can be immediately
retrieved for shooting simply
by rotating the mode dial to
M.
Scene mode ( A45)
Shoot with settings suitable for the scene by choosing one of the scene modes.
y (Scene): Choose the desired scene from 15 different scene types, and the camera’s
settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene.
In Scene auto selector mode, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode
for simpler shooting.
j (Night landscape): Produces night landscape shots with reduced blurring and noise, or
capture the atmosphere of a night landscape with a slow shutter speed.
e (Night portrait): The flash fires to light the portrait subject while preserving the
atmosphere of the evening or night view.
o (Backlighting): The flash fires to prevent the backlit subject from being hidden in
shadow, or the HDR function can be used to shoot scenes with high contrast.